Student Intern, Materials Engineering Lab

16 Month Internship

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage. These products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands-on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience. 

Benefits for Students Include:

• Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies

• Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship 

• Possibility of a full-time position after completion of degree 

• Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects

• Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year

• Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking

• Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company

• Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things

• Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology

• Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer

• Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship

• Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues.  

• Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities 

About this opportunity:

Celestica Newmarket is currently looking for a student intern to support the manufacturing process in the Materials Engineering Laboratory. This position is an excellent opportunity for students looking to develop hands-on laboratory skills in the electronics manufacturing industry. It is also a great opportunity to contribute to the success of well-known products through various types of reliability and failure analysis testing.

Lab Video:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6539849483407159296/  

Lab Webpage:

https://www.celestica.com/our-expertise/services/newmarket-laboratory-services

Preferred Skills:

• Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. 

• Additional skills needed are excellent time management, ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, ability to work effectively autonomously once trained, and must possess excellent analytical, communication, report writing and problem solving skills.  

• Role requires flexibility to work extended hours and overtime as per customer needs.

Activities: 

• Cross section preparation of electronic printed circuit assemblies & metallurgical assessments of solder joints

• Incoming quality inspection and qualification of printed circuit boards and components

• Support process qualifications and manufacturing failure analysis of electronic assemblies

• Internal customer interface and technical report writing

• Application of electronics industry and customer standards to evaluate quality and solve problems

• Hand soldering of electronic circuit assemblies and components

• Use of equipment such as: x-ray, scanning electron microscopes, optical microscopes, cross-sectioning saws, grinders and polishers 

• This role may also support the Mechanical Engineering Test Lab and the Environment Chamber Lab as business needs require

• Possible operation of FTIR, Ion Chromatography and other chemical testing as business needs arise

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Salary

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

The hourly wage is determined by the years of study completed and is non-negotiable as per company policy.

Hourly Wage: $23-30 CAD/hr

Additonal Details:

Area: Materials Engineering Lab

Start Date: May 2027

Location: 213 Harry Walker Parkway South, Newmarket (100% on site, no remote / no hybrid work)

Vacancies: 1

Experience: No Formal Experience Required.

Education: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a formal 16-month University Internship/Co-Op Program and are now completing the 3rd year of a 4-year Materials Engineering program or 4th year of a 5-year Materials Engineering program.

***As this position involves work that is subject to the Canadian Government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP), your employment offer is conditional upon the successful completion of a security assessment by Celestica and/or its authorized agents, per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application. Please include your student email address in your application.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change.